Washing-machine dolly



Nova 2 192%. 605,293

F. SEARCY WASHING MACHLNE DOLLY Filed June 25 1923 iiyelliai;

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'0 UNITED FRANK SEARCY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO B. E. SIPE, OF KANSAS CITY,

MISSOURI.

Application filed June 25,

This invention relates to washing ma chine dollies and has for its object to-produce a device of this character having the dual capacity of swashing the wash effectively without permitting it to bunch or knot between the pegs, and also of floating so that it shall engage the surface port-ion of the wash and thus insure the, more complete and thorough permeation thereof by the suds, than if it buried itself in the mass of the wash as common with the standard type of dolly.

Another object is to produce a device of the character mentioned which is of strong, durable, eflicient and inexpensive construe tron, and in order that it may be fully understood, reference is .to be had tothe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section taken through the top of a washing machine and illustrates the dolly of the invention in side elevation;

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line/ IIH of Figure 1 with the washing ma-% chine omitted; and Figure 3 is a section taken on the line IIIIII of Figure 1.

In the drawing, where like reference characters identify corresponding parts in all of the figures, 1 represents the lid of a washing machine of any common or well- I known type and 2 any suitable roller bear mg means supported by the lid of the wash- -5 ing machine and providing a journal for a gear wheel 3 enmeshed with a rack bar 4. The rack bar 4 is reciprocated by any. suitable power (not shown), and will cause the oscillation of the gear wheel 3 as common in the art.

The gear wheel 3 is formed with an angular bore for slidable engagement with a stem 5" of corresponding cross sectional contour, sa d stem being formed at its upper end wlth a detachable head 6 to act'as an abutment for a cushioning spring-7 interposed between said head and the hub of the gear wheel 3. It will be apparent that the stem maybe readily .removed from position by removing the head 6 and sliding said stem downwardly through the bore of the gear wheel. I 1

The stem 5 depends into the washing machine and at 1ts lower end is formed with a head 8 to prevent disengagement of a. float hereinafter described. Slidingly of the bottom of the float.

1923. Serial No. 647,579.

mounted on the stem 5 is a bushing 9 non rotatively secured in a neck 10 of a hollow float 11 by means of a setscrew 12.

The float 11 is adapted to slide up and down on. the stem 5 and be oscillated thereby, the position of thefloat on the stem depending .upon the amount of water in the washer. Said float is limited as to its upand as to its downward movement through contact of its bushing 9 with said head 8 (see the dotted line position, Figure 1). V

The float, as illustrated, is formed intogrally with a circular flange 13 whichwill preferably be spaced a slight distance above the normal water level when the float is in operative position in the washing machine. Said flange'at equi-distant points is provided with depending pegs 14 forengagement with the wash for the swashing thereof, as will be readily understood, it being noted that the lower ends of the pegs terminate some distance above the plane In this connection it is desirable to emphasize the relation borne by the float with respect to the pegs. A great deal of difli culty has been heretofore encountered with the common and ordinary type of dolly, due to the fact that the wash will ride upwardly and will become bunched and knotted between the pegs and will prevent the proper penetration of such clothes with the suds.

It has been found that by employing a dolly constructed in accordance with the invention, the protruding end of the float will press downwardly on the center of the wash with just sufficient force to maintain the center slightly depressed,. but still permits the wash to come into contact with the pegs for efficient swashing action thereby. The device will guard against such a compacting of the clothes in the washer as would lead to the retarding or hindering of the flow of suds through the clothes, as the It will be evident in this connection that I I the float is preferably of metal construction, and that the flange and pegs may be-integrally cast therewith, but if found desirable,

the float might be adapted for use with the common and well-known type of wood dolly.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a washing machine dolly which possesses all of the features of advantage set out as desirable, and while I have described and claimed the preferred embodiment of the same, it is to be understood that I reserve the right to 'make all changes properly falling within the 4 spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A dolly comprising-a float, a horizontal flange projecting therefrom, and a series of spaced pegs depending from said fiangeand terminating above the plane of the bottom 2. A dolly comprising a relatively large hollow float, and a series of spaced pegs associated and operable with said float for insuring the agitation of the clothes; said pegs having their lower ends terminating some distance above the bottom of the float.

3; A floatable dolly comprising a series of liquid and clothes impellers and. an enlarged portion extending to a plane below that of the impellers.

4:. A floatable dolly comprising a series of liquid and clothes impellers, and an enlarged central portion extending to a plane below that of the impellers and adapted for sliding movement on a stem.

5. A floatable dolly comprising a series of liquid and clothes impellers and a hollow float member adapted. to internally slidingly receive a drive stem.

6. The combination with a drive stem, of a floatable dolly formed with a central enlarged hollow portion and slidingly receiving said drive stem, and a series of liquid and clothes impellers arranged in a plane above that of the hollow portion.

In witness whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FRANK SEARCY. 

